LGBT culture in Vancouver
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Rainbow crosswalk in Davie Village
Vancouver's (British Columbia, Canada) LGBT community is centered on Davie Village. Historically, LGBT people have also gathered in the Chinatown and Gastown neighborhoods. Former establishments include Dino's Turkish Baths, a gay bathhouse on Hastings, and the city's first drag bar, BJ's, on Pender Street.[1]
Community centres[]
Qmunity, founded in 1979 as the Vancouver Gay Community Centre and formerly known as The Centre, is located on Bute Street in Davie Village.[2]
Events[]
Vancouver pride parade, 2014
LGBT events in Vancouver include:
- Pride Week 1973
- Queer Arts Festival
- Vancouver Pride Festival, annual LGBTQ+ pride event
- Vancouver Queer Film Festival
The annual Gay Men's Health Summit is hosted by Vancouver's Community-Based Research Centre for Gay Men's Health (CBRC).[3]
Media[]
Xtra Vancouver was a gay bi-weekly newspaper, published by Pink Triangle Press between 1993 and 2015.
Nightclubs[]
Celebrities Nightclub's exterior, 2016
Exterior of Numbers, 2016
LGBT nightclubs in Vancouver include Celebrities Nightclub, The Junction, and Numbers and Pumpjack Pub.
Organizations[]
LGBT organizations based in Vancouver include:
- B.C. Gay and Lesbian Archives
- Dancing to Eagle Spirit Society[4]
- Gay Alliance Toward Equality
- Greater Vancouver Native Cultural Society (GVNCS Two-Spirit Society)[4]
- Kiss and Tell collective
- Our City of Colours[4]
- Pinoy Pride Vancouver[4]
- Q Hall of Fame Canada
- Rainbow Refugee[4][5]
- Salaam Vancouver[4]
- Sher Vancouver[4]
- Trikone Vancouver [4]
- Vancouver Gay Liberation Front[6]
- Vancouver Pride Society[6]
- Yad b’Yad LGBTQ[4]
References[]
- ^ "Gay footsteps through time". Daily Xtra. 2006-08-01. Retrieved 2017-06-11.
- ^ "B.C. LGBT resource centre Qmunity finally ends decades-long search for new Vancouver location". Straight.com. 2017-05-19. Retrieved 2017-06-11.
- ^ "Gay Men's Health Summit 2017 to explore HIV prevention beyond just sex". Straight.com. 2017-06-06. Retrieved 2017-06-11.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Takeuchi, Craig (July 28, 2016). "From South Asian to Jewish Canadians: Metro Vancouver's LGBT cultural organizations and groups". The Georgia Straight. Retrieved June 10, 2017.
- ^ "Vancouver, Toronto LGBT organizations launch emergency response to Chechnya gay prison camps". Straight.com. 2017-04-19. Retrieved 2017-06-11.
- ^ a b "Longtime Vancouver LGBT activists speak up for police presence at Pride parade". CBC News. 2017-02-20. Retrieved 2017-06-11.
External links[]
- "LGBTQ community". City of Vancouver.
- Peeples, Jase (May 15, 2014). "A Definitive Gay Guide to Vancouver, B.C." Out Traveler.
- Ferber, Lawrence (July 3, 2015). "An LGBT Guide to Vancouver, Canada's Most Gay-Friendly City". Condé Nast Traveler.
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